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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         89    317 PM  92    1931  74     15       75       
                                      1908                          
  MINIMUM         61    337 AM  33    1991  53      8       50       
                                      1896                          
  AVERAGE         75                        64     11       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.89 1894   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      2.13   1.69     4.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      2.13   1.69     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.15                     28.85   0.30    33.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        39    -39       18       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        39    -39       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        45    -45       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                        94     60      188       
  SINCE SEP 1    154                        94     60      188       
  SINCE JAN 1   1351                      1033    318     1140       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1995                    
                                             1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2016.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2016.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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